Marco Island man jailed, failed real estate deals, broken promises

MARCO ISLAND: A 63-year-old Marco Island man behind dozens of failed real estate deals, broken promises and foreclosures is behind bars as an investigation continues into his land dealings and businesses.

When Collier County Sheriff's deputies went to arrest Douglas Lee Carter at 1100 Dana Court on Thursday, they heard him on the telephone conducting a wire transfer of more than $50,000 to Las Vegas.

"There are additional ongoing investigations that are nearing completion with Douglas Carter, not only by the Collier County Sheriff's Office, but other agencies," Sheriff's Detective Thomas Zanfardino told County Court Judge Vince Murphy on Friday, after detailing the phone call. "He's continuing his scheme even though he knows he's being investigated."

Carter also is on probation out of Georgia, Zanfardino said, asking that Carter be held on a high bond.

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